Patents Examined by Laura A Gudorf
  • Patent number: 11302129
    Abstract: Automatic retrieval using an electronic device of a previously known access code for a security device which includes identifying, using a computer, a security mechanism based on a proximity of a user to the security mechanism. The proximity of the user to the security mechanism is determined using location services for a mobile device of the user and first historical data which indicates a location of the security mechanism. Second historical data is analyzed, in response to identifying the security mechanism. An identified access code is selected based on the analysis of the second historical data. The selecting of the identified access code includes a reference relationship between the reference content, the security mechanism, and the access code. The identified access code is provided to the mobile device of the user for communication to the user, for the user to enter the code on the security mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Montrez Whitsett, Mark Daniel Rogalski, Gregory Wayne Roberts, Pedro Cantu
  • Patent number: 11301646
    Abstract: A printer-verifier system for providing print quality feedback and controlling print quality is provided. The printer-verifier system may include a printing mechanism configured to print a machine-readable indicia on a print media; a verifier device configured to optically scan the machine-readable indicia; and a print quality monitoring device in electronic communication with the printing mechanism and the verifier device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DATAMAX-O'NEIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: H Sprague Ackley, Thomas Axel Jonas Celinder
  • Patent number: 11301656
    Abstract: A custom clothing system operable on a computing device of a user. The custom clothing system can utilize input from the user and images of the user to generate an avatar which accurately depicts the anthropometry measurements of the user. The custom clothing system can modify clothing to include a non-repeating print which disguises a biological feature of the user. The custom clothing system can track the movements and location of the user by reading a machine-readable non-repeating print coupled to an article of clothing worn by the user. The custom clothing system can modify an article of clothing to include one or more support members configured to support a user's injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: PROHIBITION X PTE LTD
    Inventor: David Liam Newman
  • Patent number: 11288932
    Abstract: A system is configured for detecting errors in an ATM. The system includes a processor that receives a withdrawal request from a user to receive cash from a cash dispenser of the ATM. Currency denominations and a number of bills for each currency denomination needed to fulfill the withdrawal request is determined. The system sends signal commands to cassettes of the ATM to dispense bills to fulfill the withdrawal request. A camera is positioned in a pathway of the bills being dispensed from the cassettes to the cash dispenser. The camera captures images of bills being dispensed from the cassettes and sends them to the processor. The processor generates an alert if a number of bills dispensed from at least one cassette does not match a corresponding number of bills expected to be dispensed from the at least one cassette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Verlon Safold Watson, III, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Douglas S. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11281871
    Abstract: A system for protecting personal data contained on an RFID-enabled device, suitable for use with an RFID system including an RFID reader configured to extract information from an RFID chip associated with the RFID-enabled device, includes a personal data protection system including a personal data protection device configured to prevent reading of the RFID chip associated with an RFID-enabled personal item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: James Carey
  • Patent number: 11275980
    Abstract: Provided are a display method and a display device with which the display performance of a two-dimensional code can be improved in a display panel that can be used without damaging the texture of a space. When a display fault occurs in a display panel in which a thin layer, comprising a naturally-derived wood, a natural fiber, a natural leather, or a natural stone, or comprising a synthetic fiber, a synthetic leather, or a synthetic stone that is a raw material produced by imitating a natural appearance and feel, is provided on the peripheral surface of a housing so as to be in contact with the panel front surface, a two-dimensional code is corrected by being moved or rotated and is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MUI LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Takuya Kubota, Kazunori Oki, Takashi Sunohara
  • Patent number: 11263413
    Abstract: A barcode-reading system for a mobile device may include a camera assembly. The barcode-reading system may include a barcode-reading enhancement accessory and a barcode-reading application. The barcode-reading enhancement accessory may be securable to the mobile device and may be configured to provide an indication of license entitlement to the mobile device. The barcode-reading application may be stored in memory of the mobile device and executable by a processor of the mobile device. The barcode-reading application may also be configured to enable an enhanced mode of operation of the barcode-reading application conditional upon determining obtaining the license entitlement from the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: The Code Corporation
    Inventors: George Powell, Ryan Hoobler
  • Patent number: 11263580
    Abstract: Disclosed are an information push method and device. One of the specific embodiments of the method comprises: extracting a user name and telephone number from order information submitted by a user; generating a confirmation page comprising a partial user name and partial telephone number of the order associated with the order information, wherein the partial user name is a user name in which some of the characters of the user name have been replaced by preset characters, and the partial telephone number is a telephone number in which some of the characters have been replaced by preset characters; using the link address of the user name, telephone number, and confirmation page and an order number pre-allocated to the order, generating a two-dimensional code of the order; in response to detecting a scan operation on the two-dimensional code by a distribution terminal, pushing the confirmation page to the distribution terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Jingdong Zhenshi Information Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yaofei Gao
  • Patent number: 11263875
    Abstract: It is described a method for detecting the presence of a device for cloning a smart card in an automatic payment and/or withdrawal terminal, comprising the steps of detecting that a smart card has not been at least partially inserted inside a reader of the terminal; simulating the presence of a smart card inside the reader; measuring a current or voltage value generated by the simulation; comparing the measured current or voltage value with respect to a defined threshold value; detecting the presence of the cloning device if, as a function of said comparison, it results that the measured current or voltage value is greater than or equal to the threshold value; and blocking the operation of the automatic payment and/or withdrawal terminal in case of detecting the presence of the cloning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MADIC ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventor: Alberto Belvisi
  • Patent number: 11256884
    Abstract: Mobile high density read chambers are provided for scanning a plurality of RFID tagged items. Such chambers may include an enclosure with an interior defined by upper and lower surfaces, with a sidewall extending therebetween. An access (such as a door) may be associated with the sidewall, with the access being at least partially opened to access the interior of the enclosure from an outside location. The chamber further includes an RFID reader having at least one antenna positioned within the interior of the enclosure to emit a scanning signal within the interior of the enclosure. A base supports the enclosure, with at least one movement member supporting the base and configured to engage a ground surface for transport of the mobile high density read chamber. The movement member may comprise one or more wheels, ball casters, low-friction sliders, or rollers, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
    Inventor: Mark W. Roth
  • Patent number: 11244131
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for accessing medical information, the method comprising; receiving, by one or more processors, a first set of data, wherein the first set of data is associated with a user account, assigning, by one or more processors, a first code to the user account, wherein the code is readable by a code reading device, activating, by one or more processors, the first code, wherein the first set of data is connected to the first code, receiving, by one or more processors, confirmation that the first code is scanned by the code reading device, providing, by one or more processors, the first set of data to the code reading device, and collecting, by one or more processors, a second set of data from the code reading device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Marcus Sassan Motamedi
  • Patent number: 11238251
    Abstract: There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ynjiun P. Wang
  • Patent number: 11238252
    Abstract: There is provided in one embodiment an apparatus having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, the image sensor array can include monochrome pixels and color sensitive pixels. The monochrome pixels can be pixels without wavelength selective color filter elements. The color sensitive pixels can include wavelength selective color filter elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Ynjiun P. Wang
  • Patent number: 11227132
    Abstract: A location-based analytics system provides tracking and visualization of individuals within a controlled-environment facility. A plurality of sensors, such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensors, are located within the controlled-environment facility and detect individuals located within a first proximity to the sensors. An analytics system determines the identity of individuals detected by the sensors and reports the locations of the identified individuals. A user interface provides the ability to select the display of the location and movement of selected individuals of the identified individuals on a three-dimensional model of the controlled-environment facility. The user interface also provides the ability to select a three-dimensional representation for the selected individuals and various other aspects of the controlled-environment facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Securas Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Dionisia Ray
  • Patent number: 11217069
    Abstract: An automated teller machine includes: a main body; a deposit/withdrawal unit provided at one side in the main body and configured to separate and stack a medium; a customer service unit serving to receive the medium from or deliver the medium to a user; a tray unit configured to transfer the medium between the deposit/withdrawal unit and the customer service unit while reciprocating therebetween; and a bill stopper rotatably provided at an entrance of the deposit/withdrawal unit through which the tray unit passes to open and close the entrance of the deposit/withdrawal unit. The deposit/withdrawal unit includes: a housing; a separating/stacking module disposed in the housing to separate and stack the medium; and an opening/closing module rotatably provided at one side of the housing to allow the separating/stacking module to be exposed to the outside of the housing, the bill stopper being rotatably installed at the opening/closing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: HYOSUNG TNS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Kyung Kim, Kyoung Soo Kim, Seok Won Kim, Seung Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11208288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vane member for a paper sheet conveyance impeller, which includes a rotatable cylindrical member, the vane member being provided with: a vane member body comprising a thermosetting polyurethane elastomer; and a plurality of core wires which comprise polyester fibers and are arranged along the axial direction of a rotary shaft of the cylindrical member. At least a portion of the core wires is embedded within the vane member body. The vane member may be disposed so as to protrude from the external peripheral surface of the rotatable cylindrical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Kentaro Arimachi, Akira Takenaka, Takahide Okazawa
  • Patent number: 11200392
    Abstract: A barcode reader configured to capture interleaved frame types optimized for vision capture and barcode capture are disclosed herein. An example barcode reader is configured to operate in a pre-determined repetitive pattern of capturing a first frame and capturing a second frame over a reading cycle having a fixed duration after a triggering event, wherein the first frame is captured over a first exposure period having a first duration, and the second frame is captured over a second exposure period having a second duration, and wherein the first frame is associated with a first brightness parameter, and the second frame is associated with a second brightness parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Barkan, Mark Drzymala, Darran Michael Handshaw
  • Patent number: 11200390
    Abstract: A distribution system is disclosed for use with an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to a chute that includes at least one actuatable door for selectively dropping the object through the at least one actuable door, said chute leading to a first receiving station with a second receiving station being positioned below the at least one actuable door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Berkshire Grey, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Matthew T. Mason, Christopher Geyer, John Richard Amend, Jr., Kyle Maroney, Joseph Romano, Victoria Hinchey, Jeffrey Kittredge, Andrew Gauthier, Lakshman Kumar, Prasanna Velagapudi
  • Patent number: 11195073
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an intelligent tracking system is disclosed. The intelligent tracking system includes one or more passive tracking devices, an exciter, and a tracker. Each passive tracking device includes one or more transceivers and is energized by an electromagnetic frequency. In response to being energized each passive tracking device transmits a short message. The exciter emits the electromagnetic frequency. The tracker receives short messages from the one or more passive tracking devices and confirms the presence of the one or more passive tracking devices in a vicinity of the tracker based on the received messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CULVERT-IOT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dean Mamoru Kawaguchi, Alberto Vidal, Edward John Boling, Prasad Panchalan, Amit Lal, Justin C. Kuo, Edward Maurice Farrell
  • Patent number: 11182657
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving, at a processor, a digital version of an image combined with a machine readable graphic code. Areas of the combined image and graphic code that have a lightness level below a threshold level may be determined. Print instructions for depositing a metallic pattern wherein solid areas of the metallic pattern correspond to the areas of the combined image and graphic code that have a lightness level below the threshold level may also be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Gideon Amir